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# bleary

«bleary» in Mova's school dictionary: **Tired, watery or unable to see clearly, especially after…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (bleary, blearier, bleariest); also bleary-eyed

### meaning for a pupil

1) (of eyes) Tired, watery or unable to see clearly, especially after sleep or crying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/#m1)

2) Not clear, blurry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in stories and everyday life to describe someone just waking up or very tired. It paints a picture of rubbing tired eyes. Phrases: bleary-eyed, bleary eyes.

### examples

- I came down for breakfast bleary-eyed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/#x1)
- His eyes were bleary after the long night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/#x2)
- The baby looked up with bleary eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/#x3)
- Dad was bleary after the late flight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/#x4)
- Through bleary eyes I saw the clock say six. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/#x5)
- The children were bleary after the sleepover. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/#x6)
- Her eyes were bleary from crying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/#x7)
- Their eyes were bleary and red. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/#x8)

### note

Usually about eyes or people who are tired. "Bleary-eyed" with a hyphen. Similar: sleepy, blurry. Not the same as "blurry" for photos, though close.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bleary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bleary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.